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Fuel Prices Surge Amid Middle East Conflict

Updated 2026-09-10 19:55 UTC 2 sources Negative

The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is causing significant price shocks for fuel and food, overshadowing other supply issues. Outages in Russia are also contributing to diesel shortages.

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